Monthly Archives: June 2008

Fair City plays chess

Posted on June 22, 2008 by rathmineschessclub

On Tuesday 24th June, the RTE soap Fair City will begin a storyline about a boy chess player. Rathmines chess club, through Tony Scannell’s sister-in-law Lynda, who is a costume designer on Fair City, were contacted to offer some chess … Continue reading →

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Summer Team Tournament – Round 1 results

Posted on June 11, 2008 by rathmineschessclub

Team A vs. Team E Lucas Gorlaski* 1/2 – 1/2 Peter Lynch (b) Tony Walsh 0 – 1 Paul Mogerley Dee Moulds 1/2 – 1/2 Peter Cooke *Lucas subbed for Killian Delaney Team F vs. Team B Joe Hanlon 0 … Continue reading →

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Bishop vs. Osbourne

Posted on June 9, 2008 by rathmineschessclub

This position comes from the first round of the team tournament. Peter Bishop (white) is playing James Osbourne (black) and is already a piece up. However, rather than drag it into a long end-game, Peter went looking for a swift … Continue reading →

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Team tournament starts tonight!

Posted on June 3, 2008 by rathmineschessclub

The Summer Team Tournament starts tonight, Tuesday 3rd June 2008. All players will be accomodated, where possible, into teams of three. The teams consist of one strong player, one intermediate player, and one junior player. There will be four rounds, … Continue reading →

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